Mr. Santos is a Developmental Biologist, wants to study the growth and development of the three animals namely: reptiles, birds, and mammals. He found out that during their early stages of development, the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals look very similar. Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis for his data gathered? *   a. They have common ancestors. b. They live in the same type of environments. c. They have undergone parallel evolution.

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13. Mr. Santos is a Developmental Biologist, wants to study the growth and development of the three animals namely: reptiles, birds, and mammals. He found out that during their early stages of development, the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals look very similar. Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis for his data gathered? *
 
a. They have common ancestors.
b. They live in the same type of environments.
c. They have undergone parallel evolution.
d. They are no longer undergoing evolution.
 
14. Charles Darwin is considered as the father of evolution where he published a book called, “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”. This book contains many features regarding the evolutionary changes in an organism. All of the following are situations related in his book EXCEPT: *
 
a. If people from the other regions will migrate to Metro Manila, the food supply will not be enough to support the Population
b. Bangus, Tilapia, and Salmon belong to the same species but each organism is different from the rest.
c. Reproduction of animals is no longer needed in maintaining the population of species.
d. A pride of lion will eat the weaker animals in order to live and survive.
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